Cauris Management

Cauris Management is a private equity firm established in 1996, focusing on investments in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with significant growth potential across West Africa. The firm operates from offices in Lomé, Togo, and Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, ensuring close proximity to the regional private sector. Cauris Management has managed multiple generations of funds, achieving excellent returns on investment and contributing to the development of the sub-region. The firm's investment strategy includes providing equity and quasi-equity financing to projects and companies with high development potential. Cauris Management has invested in various sectors, including financial services, consumer goods, agribusiness, healthcare, education, and services. The firm typically targets SMEs in the expansion phase but also considers well-structured startups or restructurings. Cauris Management usually takes minority stakes in target companies based in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), which includes Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo. Cauris Management has a track record of over 47 investments and 40 exits, demonstrating its commitment to improving governance, growth, and profitability in its portfolio companies. The firm has managed funds with a cumulative asset under management (AUM) of 54.64 billion CFA francs (€83.3 million). Cauris Management's experience and network in Africa and beyond allow it to adopt international best practices in managing private equity funds and to extend the scope of its business network to companies in its portfolio.

High development potential, Strong growth and profitability prospects, SMEs in West Africa, particularly within WAEMU countries